lament

Meaning

Noun

1. An expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret.
2. A song expressing grief.

Verb

1. To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.
2. To express great sorrow or regret over; to bewail.

Synonyms

grieve

mourn

bewail

cry

😢

wail

moan

weep

bemoan

groan

sorrow

deplore

dirge

elegy

regret

complain

complaint

lamentation

grievance

accusal

sigh

charge

allegation

threnody

blame

grumble

indictment

accusation

denunciation

cry over

requiem

whine

keen

plaint

feel sad

be sad

rue

jeremiad

sad

☹️

grieve over

sigh in admiration

be unhappy

repent

outcry

feel blue

distressed

distress

woe

sob

😭

be dispirited

coronach

sadden

feel depressed

feel sorrowful

cry out

shed tears

moam

ache

be anxious

beef

bellyache

blub

blubber

commiserate

compassionate

condolence

creak

cut off

despair

droop

exclaim

fuss

greet

grieving

gripe

grizzle

grouse

murmur

pity

plain

pule

regretting

sadness

salute

sorriness

sorrowfulness

suffering

sympathize

sympathy

tattle

have regrets

trouble

weeping

whimper

whinge

be distressed

cause to cry

grieve for

moan and groan

suffer pain

weep for

sad song

deep emotion

funeral song

grief

complain about something

be remorseful

pour out one’s grievance

blubber out

stop

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ləˈmɛnt/

Etymology

From French lamenter, from Latin lāmentor (“I wail, weep”), from lāmenta (“wailings, laments, moanings”); with formative -mentum, from the root *la-, probably ultimately imitative. Also see latrare.